Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, November 23, 2023

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
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All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Science Etymology) for Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Season 40, Game 54):

First detected in the Sun’s atmosphere in 1868, it got its name from an old word for sun

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Amy Bekkerman, a copy editor from Durham, New Hampshire

Ed Hashima, a community college history professor from Sacramento, California

Jen Jazwinski, a youth services librarian from Algonquin, Illinois

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Happy Thanksgiving! As is always the case during the holidays, there will be a new episode of Jeopardy! today and tomorrow. Unfortunately, due to sports and other holiday programming, a lot of locations won’t be seeing the show at the usual time. Please check your local listings. Due to this, I should also note that today’s and tomorrow’s game results will be posted earlier than usual.

Meanwhile, on to today’s semifinal, we have Jen Jazwinski, Ed Hashima, and Amy Bekkerman. Nick Cascone yesterday showed that anything can happen if you get the hang of the timing of the signalling device at the right time—absolutely any of our three players today could take home a victory. Everything else being equal, I do think Ed has the best chance—in the quarterfinals, he had significantly more attempts than Jen or Amy did in their respective semifinals, but attempts are no guarantee of victory on the Alex Trebek Stage.

Correct response: What is helium?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2023 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

After realizing in the mid-19^th century that you could analyze light during an eclipse to determine the chemical composition of the sun (or other stars), astronomers eagerly awaited a solar eclipse scheduled for August 18, 1868 in India. Using a spectroscope, French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen realized that a yellow light, previously assumed to be sodium, did not match sodium’s wavelength—and a new element was discovered. Unfortunately for both Janssen and Sir Joseph Lockyer, who also sighted the element in the sun in England the same year, most scientists ridiculed their discovery until helium had been isolated on earth by Sir William Ramsey in 1895.

Helium’s main commercial use today is not as the lighter-than-air gas used to float items in air more easily (such as balloons), but in cryogenics, as even at absolute zero, liquid helium is unable to solidify at normal atmospheric pressure.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, November 23, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The “A” List; Biblical Zoo; Whatchamacallit; They Come In Sevens; Put Me In; Coach)

In a round that saw zero Triple Stumpers, Jen got out to the early lead, but eight correct responses in a row from Ed meant that he held the lead after 15 clues. Amy picked up 9 correct after the break to claw back most of Ed’s advantage, but Ed still led after 30.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ed 8 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 5 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Amy is celebrating her youngest son’s third birthday today.
Ed has reconnected with Sam Buttrey; while out for a beer, Sam was recognized and Ed was not.
Jen had a brother who died in a car accident; she hopes her brother was watching when she won.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ed 11 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 11 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 8 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ed $7,000
Amy $6,600
Jen $2,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Nordic Literature; Cartoon Theme Songs; Name That Rebellion; Modern Architectural Styles; ____ Of ____; Oxymorons)

In a round that had me on the edge of my seat, Ed got to the first Daily Double, but didn’t start hunting for the last one until the second half of the round. That allowed Jen to find it, and she very nearly doubled up and made for a very interesting conclusion to today’s festivities!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ed 26 correct 1 incorrect
Jen 15 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 16 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Ed $23,000
Jen $20,200
Amy $14,600

Amy and Jen got Final Jeopardy correct, while Ed realized the correct response too late and couldn’t change it in time! That means, in a dramatic conclusion, that Jen is a finalist!

Tonight’s results:

Amy $14,600 + $14,500 = $29,100 (What is the helium?)
Jen $20,200 + $20,200 = $40,400 (What is Helium?) (Finalist)
Ed $23,000 – $18,000 = $5,000 (What is hydrogen? H Thanks for having me back!)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BIBLICAL ZOO $1000 (clue #3)
Jen 200 +1000 (Ed 0 Amy 600)
2) NAME THAT REBELLION $800 (clue #10)
Ed 11000 +4000 (Jen 4800 Amy 9000)
3) ____ OF ____ $1200 (clue #23, $8000 left on board)
Jen 9600 +9000 (Ed 21400 Amy 12600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 230

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jen 3 5*
Ed
Amy 4

DJ! Round:
Jen 3 3 4 5 1 3*
Ed 4 2 1 1 2* 3† 4† 5† 1 3 4 3 4
Amy 5 2 5 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jen 3.38
Amy 3.60
Ed 2.85

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Jen $12,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Amy $14,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Ed $19,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $46,800
Lach Trash: $3,600 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 5

Player Statistics:

Jen Jazwinski, career statistics:

100 correct, 12 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
32.63% in first on buzzer (93/285)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,000)
5/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800

Ed Hashima, career statistics:

139 correct, 23 incorrect
14/15 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
38.30% in first on buzzer (131/342)
8/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,800)
1/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,667

Amy Bekkerman, career statistics:

93 correct, 15 incorrect
12/12 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
28.77% in first on buzzer (82/285)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,000)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,560

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I’m left wondering that if Ed hadn’t been thinking of the shoutout at the bottom of his response, maybe he would have continued thinking and changed his response sooner? Oh, what might have been.

• Today’s box score: November 23, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ed $23,000 Jen $20,200 Amy $14,600)

Jen: Cover bet over Amy is $9,001. (Actual bet: $20,200)

Ed: Cover bet over Jen is $17,401. (Actual bet: $18,000)

Amy: Bet $3,400 or less and hope for the Triple Stumper.(Actual bet: $14,500)

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